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Skeletal System
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1. The shoulder blade; the most proximal bone of the thoracic limb. No bony connection exists between the scapula and the axial skeleton.
Sacrum
Process
Callus
Scapula
2. A joint motion whereby the distal end of an extremity moves in a circle.
Fossa
Long Bone
Os Cordis
Circumduction
3. The long bone of the thigh region; it forms the hip joint with the pelvis at its proximal end and the stifle joint with the tibia at its distal end.
Acetabulum
Osteoblasts
Femur
Paranasal Sinus
4. The 'horn core' of horned animals; a process of the frontal bone. The hollow cavity within this process is continuous with the frontal sinus (the paranasal sinus of the frontal bone).
Foramen
Floating Rib
Cornual Process
Pelvic Limb
5. Bones formed in the soft organs (viscera); examples include the os penis - the os cordis - and the os rostri.
Cartilaginous Joints
Visceral Skeleton
Antebrachium
Ginglymus Joint
6. The front limb.
Abduction
Thoracic Limb
Dens
Hinge Joint
7. A space within a skull bone that is an outpouching of a nasal cavity; depending on the species - these are found within the frontal bones - maxillary bones - sphenoid bones - and ethmoid bones.
Paranasal Sinus
Cervical Vertebrae
Radius
Axis
8. A skull bone that is one of the external bones of the cranium; the caudal - most bone of the skull that forms the atlanto - occipital joint with the first cervical vertebra through the occipital condyles. The large foramen magnum in the occipital bon
Gliding Joint
Occipital Bone
Articular Cartilage
Sternum
9. The vertebrae of the pelvic region; fuse to form a solid structure which forms a joint with the ilium called the sacroiliac joint.
Cervical Vertebrae
Sacral Vertebrae
Trochoid Joint
Articular Surface
10. Small bones shaped like cubes or marshmallows; an example are the carpal bones.
Ethmoid Bone
Xiphoid
Humerus
Short Bones
11. The bones of the limbs (appendages)
Temporomandibular Joint
Fabellae
Vertebral Column
Appendicular Skeleton
12. The joint movement whereby an extremity is moved toward the median plane.
Intervertebral Disk
Canaliculi
Ulna
Adduction
13. The junction between two bones; can be completely immovable (fibrous) - slightly movable (cartilaginous) or freely movable (synovial).
Joint
Sacral Vertebrae
Carpus
Ilium
14. One of countless tiny channels through the matrix of bone that bring blood in from the periosteum to the haversian canals in the centers of the haversian systems. The haversian systems run lengthwise in long bones while these canals come in at right
15. Skull bones that are part of the external bones of the face; form the bridge of the nose or the dorsal part of the nasal cavity.
Femur
Nasal Bones
Transverse Processes
Growth Plate
16. The joint movement that increases the angle between the two bones.
Sacroiliac Joint
Nutrient Foramen
Extension
Temporal Bones
17. The hind limb.
Pelvic Limb
Femur
Parathyroid Hormone
Shaft
18. The long - flexible - caudal portion of the dorsal body cavity formed by the adjacent arches of the vertebrae of the spine; it houses and protects the spinal cord.
Sphenoid Sinus
Spinal Canal
Metatarsal Bones
Irregular Bones
19. A lateral - projecting process of a vertebra.
External Acoustic Meatus
Temporomandibular Joint
Transverse Processes
Sternum
20. The breastbone; a series of rodlike bones called sternebrae that form the floor of the thorax.
Sternum
Fabellae
Temporomandibular Joint
Intramembranous Bone Formation
21. A bone of the sternum.
Synovial Joint
Tarsal Bones
Sternebra
External Acoustic Meatus
22. The joint composed of the carpal bones; referred to as the 'knee' of the horse and the 'wrist' of humans.
Carpus
Navicular Bone
Hard Palate
Nasal Bones
23. The most proximal bony structure of the pelvic limb; also known as the os coxae. Attaches to the sacrum dorsally at the sacroiliac joints and forms the hip joints with the heads of the femurs.
Hard Palate
Secondary Growth Center
Pelvis
Maxillary Sinuses
24. The 'forearm' region of the thoracic limb.
Head
Anconeal Process
Calcaneal Tuberosity
Antebrachium
25. One of the irregular bones of the spinal column.
Cribriform Plate
Vertebra
Shaft
Joint Capsule
26. A pair of large holes in the pelvis located on either side of the pubic symphysis; the role seems to be to lighten the pelvis because no large nerves or vessels pass through them.
Obturator Foramina
Yellow Bone Marrow
Zygomatic Arches
Visceral Skeleton
27. The soft material that fills the spaces inside the bones; two types of bone marrow are red bone marrow - which forms blood cells - and yellow bone marrow - which consists primarily of adipose tissue.
Mandibular Symphysis
Brachium
Sternum
Bone Marrow
28. The cartilaginous joint (amphiarthrosis) that unites the two sides of the mandible at the rostral end in dogs - cats - and cattle.
Sacral Vertebrae
Mandibular Symphysis
Foramen
Carpus
29. Secondary areas of growth in bones developing by the endochondral method; areas of bone development located outside the main portions of the carilaginous bone templates in a developing fetus.
Secondary Growth Center
Flexion
Extension
Lumbar Vertebrae
30. One of two concave - half moon - shaped - cartilaginous structures on the proximal surface of the tibia that help support the condyles of the femur.
Neck
Olecranon Process
Condyle
Meniscus
31. One of the three ossicles in the middle ear; also called the hammer - this bone is the outermost of the three ossicles and is attached to the tympanic membrane.
Frontal Bones
Anconeal Process
Synovial Joint
Malleus
32. Rib whose costal cartilage directly joins the sternum.
Dewclaw
Sutures
Femur
Sternal Ribs
33. A joint in which the bones are united by cartilage; also called an amphiarthrosis. Only a slight rocking motion is permitted between the bones.
Cartilaginous Joints
Neck
Pelvis
Temporomandibular Joint
34. The concave articular surface of the scapula; the socket portion of the ball - and - socket shoulder joint.
Cartilaginous Joints
Glenoid Cavity
Mandible
Ataxia
35. A thin bone located beside the tibia in the lower leg region of the pelvic limb. It is a complete bone in the dog and cat - but only the proximal and distal ends are present in horses and cattle. It doesn't support any appreciable weight - but acts a
Zygomatic Bones
Cannon Bone
Acetabulum
Fibula
36. A skull bone that is one of the internal bones of the cranium; forms the floor of the cranium and contains the pituitary fossa - a depressin that houses the pituitary gland.
Red Bone Marrow
Mandible
Sphenoid Bone
Compact Bone
37. Bones of the forelimb that lie between the carpals and phalanges of quadrupeds.
Maxillary Sinuses
Appendicular Skeleton
Yellow Bone Marrow
Metacarpal Bones
38. The cranial portion of the dorsal body cavity formed from several skull bones; it houses and protects the brain.
Cribriform Plate
Nasal Septum
Acetabulum
Cranium
39. The main - weight - bearing bone of the lower leg; forms the stifle joint with the femur proximal to it and the hock with the tarsus distal to it.
Paranasal Sinus
Tibia
Sacroiliac Joint
Ball - and - Socket Joint
40. The skull bones that do not surround the brain. External bones: the incisive bones - the nasal bones - the lacrimal bones - the maxillary bones - the zygomatic bones - and the mandible. Internal bones: the palatine bones - the pterygoid bones - the v
Pterygoid Bones
Bones of the face
Olecranon Process
Ramus
41. A ball - and - socket joint - such as the shoulder or hip joint. Capable of all synovial joint motions.
Spheroidal Joint
Extension
Canaliculi
Intervertebral Disk
42. The joint between the femur and the tibia; called the knee joint in humans.
Stifle Joint
Intervertebral Disk
Ossification
Femur
43. Skull bones; external skull bones of the face. These two small bones form part of the medial portion of the orbit of the eye and house the lacrimal sacs - which are part of the tear drainage system of the eye.
Shaft
Endosteum
Lacrimal Bones
Spheroidal Joint
44. One of the two bones (with the ulna) that form the antebrachium - or forearm; usually the main weightbearing bone.
Radius
Paranasal Sinus
Osteoclasts
Spinal Canal
45. The fluid - filled potential space between the joint surfaces of a synovial joint; normally filled by synovial fluid.
Haversian System
Turbinates
Stifle Joint
Joint Cavity
46. A joint whereby one surface swivels around another like a door hinge; also called a ginglymus joint. The only movements possible are flexion and extension; the elbow is an example.
Hinge Joint
Olecranon Process
Axial Skeleton
Extension
47. The group of vertebrae located dorsal to the thoracic region; noted for their tall dorsal spinous processes.
Irregular Bones
Thoracic Vertebrae
Lacunae
Endosteum
48. The last - most caudal sternebra; the _____ process.
Sutures
Pubis
Xiphoid
Joint Capsule
49. Skull bones that are external bones of the cranium; form the lateral walls of the cranium - contain the middle and inner ear structures - and are the skull bones that form the temporomandibular joints with the mandible.
Ginglymus Joint
Foramen Magnum
Tarsus
Temporal Bones
50. Long bones of the axial skeleton that form the lateral walls of the thorax; dorsal portions are made of bone and form synovial joints with the thoracic vertebrae. Ventral portions are cartilage.
Ribs
Shaft
Volkmann's Canals
Thoracic Vertebrae